Category Archives: Nature

Graham News: Self-Reliant Community to meet; Graham man dies in SR 161 car crash

  The ever-expanding Graham Self-Reliant Community will hold their monthly meeting on September 7 as concerns mount over developments in the world, such as continued economic unrest and high unemployment, but the G-SRC also has internal challenges.

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Storm update

  Most everybody made it through Hurricane Irene.  As for family described in prior posts, BJ, my ex, is fine and the maple tree in the back yard is still standing.  However, the black locust in the front yard is leaning … Continue reading

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Solidarity with those in the Storm

  It’s hard to think of anything else, even though Hurricane Irene is thousands of miles away.  My ex, BJ, has called several times, plus emails in the past couple of days, and my 87-year old mom has called me … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Hurricane Irene, and the “Untidy Beaches” of New York

Editor’s note.  As Hurricane Irene bears down on New York and the rest of the Eastern Seaboard, my thoughts are drawn to my family and friends who live there.  I grew up on Long Island, and from 1982 until 1990 … Continue reading

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Column by Paula Morris – Paving Paradise

By Paula Morris What if I told you that they were going to pave Paradise and put up a parking lot?  No, not the Paradise in the Joni Mitchell song and not the Paradise of the Bible, but the Paradise … Continue reading

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Profile: Jan LeBaron – proprietress of the Healthy Harvest

Editor’s Note:  I have just been informed this evening, Monday, September 19, 2011, that Jan LeBaron passed away this morning due to complications encountered during surgery. My sincere condolences to her family and to all those that were inspired by … Continue reading

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Pierce Conservation District to fill board position – volunteer needed

Editor’s Note:  The following press release from Pierce County may be of great interest to many Mountain News readers.  The Pierce Conservation District needs a new volunteer board member.

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3rd Annual Eatonville Garden Tour glistens in summer sun

  Under gorgeous summer skies, the 3rd Annual Eatonville Garden Tour displayed some of the finest flower, vegetable and landscaping gardens in the Pacific Northwest, with visitors coming from as far away as Tacoma, Lake Tapps and Olympia.

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New web cam service shows view from Camp Muir and Paradise Visitors’ Center

BAS Editor’s Note:  The National Park Service sent the following press release to the Mountain News describing their remarkable new web cam service, showing views of many popular sites on Mount Rainier.  We offer it here as a public service … Continue reading

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Scrutiny by local nuclear watchdog group triggers concerns over Fukushima radiation

  A flurry of press releases from a private nuclear energy watchdog group – Heart of America Northwest, which is based in Seattle – has sparked a renewed inquiry into the amount of radiation the Pacific Northwest has received from the nuclear … Continue reading

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